Rhode Island General Laws 7-5.1-11. Severability
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If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provisions to any person or under any circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect any other provision or the application of the provision, and it is declared to be the legislative intent that this chapter and the provisions of this chapter would have been enacted if the invalid parts had not been included in the chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1964, ch. 185, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-5.1-11
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6